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BeamType Property

Beam System Beam Type Property

Retrieves or changes the Beam Type of the BeamSystem.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax 
public FamilySymbol BeamType { get; set; }

Property Value

FamilySymbol
Example 
public void GetInfo_BeamType(BeamSystem beamSystem)
{
    string message = "BeamSystem : ";
    // Get BeamSystem type name
    message += "\nBeam type name : " + beamSystem.BeamType.Name;
    // Get BeamSystem type material
    foreach (ElementId materialId in beamSystem.BeamType.GetMaterialIds(false))
    {
       Material material = beamSystem.Document.GetElement(materialId) as Material;
       message += "\nBeam type material : " + material.Name;
    }
    // Get BeamSystem family name
    message += "\nBeam family name : " + beamSystem.BeamType.Family.Name;

    // Rename BeamType used by this BeamSystem
    beamSystem.BeamType.Name = "TestBeamTypeName";
    // Rename the Family used by the BeamType that is used by this BeamSystem 
    beamSystem.BeamType.Family.Name = "TestBeamTypeFamilyName";

    // Get BeamSystem type name
    message += "\nBeam type name after set : " + beamSystem.BeamType.Name;
    // Get BeamSystem family name
    message += "\nBeam family name after set : " + beamSystem.BeamType.Family.Name;


    TaskDialog.Show("Revit",message);
}
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